by using the internal and external conflicts of Brutus to illustrate how honesty overpowers greed. Shakespeare further develops the plot of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar through the internal conflicts of Brutus and displays a theme that honor is more influential than avarice. One of Brutus’ internal conflicts is deciding on whether to keep his friendship with Caesar and trust he will be an effective leader for Rome or betray and kill Caesar. Brutus makes his opinions about the situation evident as
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these characteristics most describe? Brutus‚ because he starts with the respect of the people and the happiness of friends around him‚ lets his naivety lead him to a bad decision‚ and kills himself using the same sword with which he killed Caesar. Brutus had all the power‚ happiness‚ and respect a person could want. In Act III scene 1 Caesar says‚ “Et tu Brute?”. Caesar is surprised because Brutus betrayed him. Caesar thought he was his friend meaning that Brutus did have people around him who would
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go see a play by Marcus Brutus anyways? No one! Everyone would know of the name julius caesar and would want to go to it. Even though it is more Brutus’ story. I believe that the role of the Antagonist is shared between Julius Caesar and Antony. Caesar isn’t wouldn’t seem like an antagonist at first glance‚ but when taking a closer look at the story‚ it is clear that Caesar was against Brutus. Caesar has a strong desire to rule the state‚ and we can think of Brutus as a defender of the state
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about his tragic friend Brutus who lost his way. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is thought to be a man whose misfortune comes to him “not through vice (immoral or wicked behavior) or depravity‚ but by some error or judgment.” Brutus is the tragic hero of the play because he had false
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According to Brutus‚ he had participated in the assassination of Caesar because it was for the good of rome. In act 3‚ scene 2 it says “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more.” Towards the end of the play Brutus killed himself with his own sword and even Anthony‚ his enemy‚ said “This was the noblest Roman of them all.” During Anthony’s speech‚ every time Antony spoke of Brutus‚ he would follow up by saying that Brutus was indeed an honorable man. Brutus is honorable in all situations
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the relationships between Julius Caesar‚ Marcus Brutus‚ Mark Antony and Caius Cassius are very important. They show the motivations for the characters’ actions throughout the play. While some relationships may be sincere‚ others may be little more than one-sided political alliances. Brutus is manipulated by Cassius’ plot against Caesar. Brutus’ own naïve leads to the plot failing and ultimately his downfall. The relationship between Caesar and Brutus is a sincere friendship. While it isn’t revealed
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about giving one man so much power for one country can cause so much trouble. Julius Caesar and Brutus did not agree on the future government of Rome so Brutus ultimately killed Caesar. I disagree‚ Julius Caesar was a powerful man that was seen as a threat‚ brutus didn’t agree with having Rome as a dictatorship‚ and in result Brutus kills Caesar in fear of Rome falling apart and only to become a
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Why Marcus Brutus is a tragic hero in “Julius Caesar” : Everyone has a something wrong with them‚ some of these problems we can fix like lying‚ a person can learn to stop lying. In the play‚ “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare‚ every single main character has a problem for instance‚ Caesar is to arrogant and does not listen to the warning by the Soothsayer. Another Character in the story is Marcus Brutus‚ a companion of Caesar‚ who has a problem that affects the whole story and leads to Julius
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citizens of Rome were moved by both Brutus’s and Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral. Persuasion can be ingenious in plentiful ways‚ Brutus and Antony swept the crowd in their own ways. However‚ by looking at the ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos in both Brutus’s and Antony’s speeches‚ Antony can be seen as more persuasive. Firstly‚ both of them used ethos in their speeches. Brutus was only able to persuade the people by implying them to believe that Caesar was too ambitious just because he said so‚ whereas Antony
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dominant characters‚ but Brutus excels with leadership qualities. Brutus is definitely the best leader because he is noble‚ considerate‚ and knowledgeable. The initial reason Brutus is a suitable leader is because he is humble and noble. For example‚ in Scene 2 of Act 1‚ Brutus proclaims‚ “Brutus had rather be a villager/ Than repute himself a son of Rome” (Julius Caesar 1.2 172-173). Even others viewed him as a noble man. In fact‚ at the closing of the play Octavius said Brutus would be buried as an
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